Sandy Lew

Military

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Pat H Franklin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Arlie E Hibbs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Alvin A Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

John J Kelly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

William A McCarthy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

42-39932

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweat er Out
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pennsylvania, USA 19 November 1917

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 16 October 1941

Other

Discharged USAAF

20 April 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

Venice, CA 10 February 1977

Buried

Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles,CA 15 February 1977 Los Angeles National Cemetery Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/77108292-sandy-lew
https://www.fold3.com/record/90816737-sandy-lew
ttps://www.fold3.com/record/622320917-sandy-lew-1917
https://www.fold3.com/image/37108706?terms=Sandy%20Lew
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=11401
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3727696/sandy-lew

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=140